Hocking State Forest
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Location | Hocking, Ohio, United States |
Coordinates | 39°26′N 82°32′W / 39.433°N 82.533°W |
Area | 9,696 acres (39.24 km2)[1] |
Elevation | 840 ft (260 m)[2] |
Established | 1949[1] |
Website | Hocking State Forest |
Hocking State Forest is a state forest in Hocking County, Ohio, United States.[1] The forest adjoins Hocking Hills State Park and three nature preserves including Conkle's Hollow State Nature Preserve.
The forest is in one of the most scenic areas of Ohio, known as the Hocking Hills. The area features not only forests, but frequent bluffs, rock shelters and waterfalls, due to the Blackhand sandstone.
See also
References
- ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Hocking State Forest". ODNR Division of Forestry. Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ "Hocking State Forest". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. July 12, 1979. Retrieved June 1, 2009.

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